07-07-2009, 04:37 PM
<!--quoteo(post=48557:date=Jul 7 2009, 03:34 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jul 7 2009, 03:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=48545:date=Jul 7 2009, 03:05 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Jul 7 2009, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What's especially absurd is Selig's assertion that that it would be logistically impossible to put on a championship series without knowing far in advance where it's going to be played.
Uh...nobody <i>ever</i> knows, until the final out is made during the LCS. And that determination is sometimes made on the <i>final play</i>. Last year's Series could have just as easily happened in Boston and L.A. instead of Tampa and Philly.
In fact, Boston took their ALCS to game 7.
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My guess is that as it stand, MLB has to book rooms in 4 different cities for the World Series. After the first round, they only need rooms in 2 cities. Under the "best record" format, they would have to book in 7 cities. After the first round, they would have to hold them in 3. Also bear in mind they would have to have rooms in EVERY city that has a playoff contender, until those contenders are eliminated. This, apparently, can't be done. Now, I'm assuming Selig has looked into this, and doesn't randomly lie to people when he says:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"You simply can't do best record getting home-field (in the World Series). There's no way you could get the hotel rooms you need that late,"<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But I could be wrong. Maybe he just likes pissing people off.
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Or maybe his brain is the size of a gnat and he couldn't come up with a creative solution to save his life.
Uh...nobody <i>ever</i> knows, until the final out is made during the LCS. And that determination is sometimes made on the <i>final play</i>. Last year's Series could have just as easily happened in Boston and L.A. instead of Tampa and Philly.
In fact, Boston took their ALCS to game 7.
What am I missing?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
My guess is that as it stand, MLB has to book rooms in 4 different cities for the World Series. After the first round, they only need rooms in 2 cities. Under the "best record" format, they would have to book in 7 cities. After the first round, they would have to hold them in 3. Also bear in mind they would have to have rooms in EVERY city that has a playoff contender, until those contenders are eliminated. This, apparently, can't be done. Now, I'm assuming Selig has looked into this, and doesn't randomly lie to people when he says:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"You simply can't do best record getting home-field (in the World Series). There's no way you could get the hotel rooms you need that late,"<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But I could be wrong. Maybe he just likes pissing people off.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or maybe his brain is the size of a gnat and he couldn't come up with a creative solution to save his life.